Re: Layouting pages based on tables vs CSS layouts

Hi, I could not agree with you, that it is necessary to use (indirectly) tables. It depends on you which widgets you are using. And quite frankly, I avoid using table based widgets. (table width 100% crash on msie8) I prefer widgets based on absolute position. ..Layout..Classes for example. Howev

Re: Layouting pages based on tables vs CSS layouts

Here is a new approach implemented with divs: code.google.com/p/google-web-toolkit/issues/detail?id=4844&can=4 It is a linearLayoutPanel and you can use as horizontal or vertical. If you combine it with the docklayoutpanel and

Re: Layouting pages based on tables vs CSS layouts

Ideological concerns aside, you should use what works for you. Most reasons against using tables for layout are relevant for static html pages, not so much AJAX/GWT applications. It's generally not worth artificially breaking up your application unless there is an actual particular concern you ne

Layouting pages based on tables vs CSS layouts

Dear all, if I got it right, layouts based on GWT widgets normally end up in huge table structures. While it works pretty fine for me, I see many people arguing that nowdays you should avoid the use of tables for layouting but build your layouts based on css formatting, such as on http://webdesign